It’s a totally rad idea. 1980’s icons like Mary McFly, Madonna, Ronald Regan and others are popping up all over Flint to promote 80’s In the Hole RiverFest. This is the second year for the event. This year it is done in collaboration with RiverFest, which celebrates the Flint Riverfront Restoration downtown. 80’s In the […]

People used to be asked “Got Milk?” Well, we sure do in Michigan where milk means more, and the dairy industry and its farmers are adding to the state’s economy and the health of its residents every day. To celebrate all they do, Gov. Rick Snyder declared June 6 Dairy Day. Michigan’s dairy industry has […]

Summer’s here and it time to get out the kayak (or borrow one) and get ready to paddle on the Flint River. The Flint River Watershed Coalition is holding guided kayaking trips along various stretches of the Flint River in both Genesee and Lapeer Counties several times a month June through October. Here’s the schedule: […]

More tourism dollars are coming into Genesee County. As the perception of the region improved and corporate travel increased, tourism has grown every year since 2012, according to the Flint & Genesee Convention and Visitors Bureau. Through the first quarter of 2018, hotel occupancy was up 10.9 percent and revenue was up 6.8 percent. Travel […]

If you’ve seen a group of young people armed with chemistry kits hanging around local streams and the Flint River you may have wondered what in the world was going on. Well, here’s the answer. The young people checking out the water are 6th through 12th graders from Saginaw, Genesee, and Lapeer Counties. They’ve been […]

Food lovers are finding more and more great places to eat in Flint. You can sample many of them during Flint Restaurant Week May 15-19. Foodies can enjoy the fare at 20 restaurants that will showcase the flavors of Flint in a special, limited-time menu. There will be everything from fine dining cuisine in a […]

For more than 20 years volunteers have joined forces for the Flint River and Community Cleanup. This year the event will be held across Genesee and Lapeer Counties on April 28 from 9 a.m. – noon with multiple community beautification, stewardship and cleanup events. You can be one of those volunteers. The Flint River Watershed […]

Got a gigabit idea to improve safety in Flint? Want to pitch it and maybe earn dollars? Here’s your chance to brainstorm those ideas and develop solutions for safety problems facing Flint and win prizes for your plan. It all starts with the Flint Smart City Initiative’s Ideation Event for public safety solutions this Friday, […]

Thousands of children who may have been exposed to elevated levels of lead in the Flint water supply will now be screened to see if they need special education or health care services. The testing comes after an agreement was reached by attorneys for Flint school children with the Michigan Department of Education, Genesee Intermediate […]

Research done by Wayne State University, the University of Michigan and Colorado State University shows that 80 percent of Legionnaires’ cases in Flint between 2014 and 2015 are linked to the city’s drinking water supply source transition to the Flint River. The research also concluded that Flint residents consuming water supplied by the Flint River […]